EPISODE 8: ROCK ‘EM, SOCK ‘EM

Nov 5, 2012

(PRESS RELEASE) -- Las Vegas, Nevada – With UFC® president Dana
White exclaiming “these guys came out banging”, viewers of The
Ultimate Fighter® Fridays were treated to the most exciting fight
of the season thus far on Friday night. Jon Manley
overcame some rocky moments to score the season’s first submission,
sinking in a deep guillotine choke on James
Chaney at 3:25 of a thrilling one round brawl.

Episode eight of the reality series – ‘Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em’ – aired
on FX and saw UFC heavyweight Roy Nelson’s
team score their third consecutive victory. Team Nelson now leads
4-3 heading into the last preliminary fight of the series next
week.

Manley, 26, a mixed martial artist with a 7-1 professional record,
lives and breathes MMA. An identical twin who considers himself a
hippy, he recently opened a mixed martial arts school in
Northhampton, Mass. and was thrilled to have represented his
gym-mates on such a large stage - and to have nabbed a $5000 finish
bonus.

“The fight with “Snake” was pretty intense,” he said. “It was the
biggest fight of my life and I felt unbelievably awesome after the
win. I was stoked to get the only submission of the season so far.
I always wanted to be on TUF - and to finish my first fight in the
house in the first round was sick. I am a jiu-jitsu fighter and I
was really happy to represent my school and coaches.”

As we saw, leading into the series, Chaney, 25, is a Clamath Falls,
Oregon meat factory worker with a passion:
http://youtu.be/fls4cVTmw3Q.

“I really, really wanted that win and I still believe in my heart I
should've won the whole show. What would I have done differently? I
would've avoided being taken down, I would’ve really pursued the
finish on the feet and stayed away from him being on top because
that was his best chance of winning. I was extremely disappointed,
but my coaches and teammates were supportive and thought I fought
well.”

Tickets for The Ultimate Fighter® Finale on Dec. 15 at The Joint at
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas are on sale and priced at
$304, $254, $179, $154, $104 and $79. To purchase tickets or for
more information, visit the Hard Rock Box Office, all Ticketmaster
locations, www.ticketmaster.com, www.thejointlasvegas.com or
charge-by-phone at 800.745.3000.

The series resumes next Friday, Nov. 9, on FX at 10 p.m. ET/PT
(check local listings for Central and Mountain Time). In that
episode – ‘Betrayal’ – James
Chaney owns up to his unsportsmanlike conduct. One fighter
turns against his friend. Team Carwin’s Mike Ricci
takes on Team Nelson’s number one pick, Dom Waters, in the final
preliminary fight. Then, Dana White announces the quarterfinal
match-ups.

For more show information, bios, videos and photos, visit
ultimatefighter.com and don’t forget to follow us on Twitter under
our new name @TUFonFX or on Facebook.com/TUF.

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